See Also: amuse-gueule(dictionary)
diagnosis-related group(medicine)
diagnosis-related groups(medicine)
amuse(dictionary)
amuse(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
diagnosis(dictionary)
Diagnosis(money)
diagnosis(encyclopedia)

diagnosis-related groups (medicine) and amuse-gueule (iou)


diagnosis-related groups (medicine)


diagnosis-related groups


A system for classifying patient care by relating common characteristics such as diagnosis, treatment, and age to an expected consumption of hospital resources and length of stay. Its purpose is to provide a framework for specifying case mix and to reduce hospital costs and reimbursements and it forms the cornerstone of the prospective payment system.


amuse-gueule (iou)



amuse-gueule noun. L20.
[French, from amuser amuse, gratify + gueule mouth.]
A cocktail savoury; also fig., a taster.